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You Have the Right to Airport Harassment
Her name is Helen, a Muslim woman in her mid-twenties. She’s scared to talk to me even though I’ve told her that I will change her name for my article so the authorities will have no idea who she is....
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Covert officers spy on passengers in US airports
A TSA officer keeps an eye on passengers at the Fort Lauderdale airport. One behavor-detection officer said chatting with travelers allows him to pick up any potential danger signs. (Carey Wagner /...
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Meet the 8-year-old on a TSA watch list
Say hello to Mikey, the eight-year-old terrorist mastermind. Sure, he may look like an adorable bespeckled boy scout, but don’t let that fool you. TSA sure didn’t take their eyes off the ball when...
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TSA explains they're not monitoring us…by…monitoring us
Oi. A couple days ago, I wrote about Mikey, the eight-year-old on a TSA watchlist. The story was first broken by the Times. Today, I was contacted by the TSABlogTeam on Twitter with the following...
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11 more airports get body scanners despite privacy, effectiveness concerns
Image by Getty Images via Daylife On Friday, transportation officials announced that 11 more U.S. airports will begin receiving full-body scanners. The units are made by the California-based company,...
View ArticleAre Republicans pro-TSA privatization because of unionization?
Here’s an interesting question posed by Democracy Now‘s Amy Goodman: Are Republicans peddling the idea of TSA privatization because of this? The Federal Labor Relations Authority today accepted the...
View ArticleLess liberty always equals more safety
Michael Smerconish, well known for filling the Loud White Guy slot when Chris Matthews can’t sustain his level of incredulous outrage any longer, today declared that these full-body scanners are...
View ArticleJay Rosen on Wikileaks, Jon Stewart, TSA, and the media
Hear this, and all episodes of Citizen Radio, by subscribing to the free podcast at wearecitizenradio.com! Press critic and NYU professor of journalism Jay Rosen stops by to discuss Wikileaks, Jon...
View Article‘I was not informed I am a racist’ excuse, Kochs manipulate Wisconsin recall...
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Don Lemon takes on Rand Paul, and Allison and Jamie are pretty sure it’s because a lil’ Citizen Radio rubbed off on him....
View ArticleStaycation (all I ever wanted!), TSA will grope you less for $85, LAPD goes...
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Allison and Jamie share epic tales from 2013′s “Staycation,” the TSA will grope you less for $85, LAPD goes old school with...
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